January 22
Zambia: Zambians Hold Positive Views On Access to Justice, Though Few Are Aware of Legal-Aid Services
Afrobarometer
Majority express confidence that ordinary people can obtain justice in the courts. Read more »
Africa: The Somaliland Paradox - Why the World Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Africa's Most Successful State
Addis Standard
For more than three decades, Somaliland has occupied a peculiar and increasingly indefensible position in international politics. It fulfills every empirical and legal criterion of… Read more »
Uganda: Entebbe Mayor Calls for Better Voter Sensitisation
Nile Post
Entebbe Municipality Mayor Fabrice Rulinda has called on the Uganda Electoral Commission (UEC) to enhance public awareness of polling dates for key local elections, including… Read more »
Uganda: Uneb Dismisses Reports of Delay in 2025 Ple Results Release
Nile Post
The Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) has refuted reports suggesting that the release of the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results was delayed due to a national… Read more »
Somalia: Israeli President Meets Somaliland Leader Cirro At Davos Amid Push for Recognition
Shabelle
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he met with Somaliland leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Cirro) at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the two discussed matters related… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Pushes for Inclusive Government
263Chat
The People's Unity Party (PUP) has called for an inclusive government if President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term is extended to 2030 saying opposition groups, churches and civil… Read more »
Ghana: Electoral Commission to Hold Ayawaso East Parliamentary By-Election On March 3
Ghanaian Times
The Electoral Commission (EC) in accordance with Article 112 (5) of the 1992 Constitution, as amended, will hold the Ayawaso East Parliamentary By-Election on Tuesday, March 3. Read more »
Liberia: Senators Signal Approval of Arcelormittal Third Amendment, Praise Executive for Advancing National Interest
FrontPageAfrica
The Liberian Senate has signaled strong prospects for the ratification of the Third Amendment Agreement of ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), as several senators on Wednesday expressed… Read more »
Liberia: How Much 'Local Content' Is Too Much When Legislators Are the Key Beneficiaries?
Liberian Observer
Local content has emerged as the central selling point of the Third Amendment to ArcelorMittal Liberia's Mineral Development Agreement, according to Gbarpolu County Senator Amara… Read more »
Liberia: 'Liberia's Road Crisis Is Governance, Not Financial'
Liberian Observer
When large portions of the country often slip into near isolation during the intensification of the rainy season, the long-standing road infrastructure crisis often returns to the… Read more »
Kenya: IEBC Advertises Temporary Jobs Ahead of February 26 By-Elections
Capital FM
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has opened applications for temporary election officials ahead of the February 26 by-elections. Read more »
Nigeria: ADC Convention - What Peter Obi Needs to Do - - Baba-Ahmed
Vanguard
Former presidential adviser Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has said Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, needs to adjust his political approach if he hopes to emerge as the… Read more »
Liberia: Former First Lady's Foundation Asks Criminal Court 'A' to Quash Arept-Linked Subpoena, Citing Lack of Jurisdiction
FrontPageAfrica
The Clar Hope Foundation, a charitable organization founded by former First Lady Clar Marie Weah, has formally petitioned Criminal Court "A" to quash a subpoena issued in… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Reassigns Bangalu, Nominates Atty. Kruah As Youth Minister
Liberian Observer
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has reassigned former Minister of Youth and Sports, Cllr. Jerror Cole Bangalu, to head the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement… Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Saves ₦19bn From Contributory Pension Fund, Clears Gratuity Backlog - Gov Radda
Premium Times
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has disclosed that the State Government saved over Nineteen Billion Naira (₦19bn) from the Contributory Pension Fund between June 2023… Read more »
Uganda: NUP Condemns Arrest of Its Deputy President Kivumbi
Nile Post
The Secretary General of the National Unity Platform (NUP), David Lewis Rubongoya, has condemned the arrest of Muwanga Kivumbi, saying it reflects what he described as a growing… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Allies Dedicate 2026 to God As Focus Shifts to 2027 Re-Election Bid
Capital FM
President William Ruto's top government officials on Wednesday formally dedicated the year 2026 to God, signalling the start of what insiders describe as a decisive delivery phase… Read more »
Botswana: Bogosi Pillar of National Unity and Governance
Botswana Daily News
Vice President and Minister of Finance, Mr Ndaba Gaolathe, has reaffirmed government's respect for the country's traditional leadership, describing Ntlo ya Dikgosi as a vital… Read more »
Uganda: Mukono Local Govt Elections Record Alarmingly Low Turnout
Nile Post
District-level local government elections in Mukono District were marked by an unusually low voter turnout, with several polling stations remaining largely deserted throughout the… Read more »
Kenya: Junet Downplays Rift With Sifuna, Says ODM Will Close Ranks Behind Party Line
Capital FM
Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed says there is no rift between him and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, terming their public exchanges… Read more »
Africa: Will America Ever Learn?
Premium Times
From Southeast Asia to South America, the Middle East, and Africa, US interventions have consistently prioritised American interests in oil, lands and other resources, over… Read more »
Nigeria: NJC Forwards 14 Candidates' Names to Tinubu for Appointment As Federal High Court
Premium Times
The NJC said it initially resolved to await security clearance on the shortlisted candidates. Read more »
Kenya: Jubilee Appoints Ole Kenta As New Secretary-General Replacing Kioni
Capital FM
The Jubilee Party National Executive Committee (NEC), under the leadership of former President Uhuru Kenyatta, has appointed former Kajiado North Member of Parliament Richard… Read more »
Kenya: Junet Downplays Rift With Odinga Family As He Urges Unity in ODM
Capital FM
Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed has downplayed reports of a rift with members of the Odinga family, saying differences in political opinion should not be mistaken for… Read more »
Africa: Coming Home to Roost [column]
Daily Trust
The conversation surrounding former President Donald Trump's cavalier and intransigent insistence on acquiring Greenland because "the US needs it for national security" is a stark,… Read more »
